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    Conga CPQ

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AConga CPQ empowers sales, partners, and customers to efficiently configure complex products and services offerings, and provide personalized prices and quotes, utilizing codified product and pricing information - to drive higher win rates and a more pleasurable buying experience. Conga CPQ also helps to maintain a single price book, discounting structure, and quoting structure across all channels. With an API-first approach, configuration, pricing, or quoting capabilities that can…

    $35

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    Salesforce Mobile

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ASalesforce Mobile (formerly Salesforce1 Mobile App) provides sales reps and marketers to update their pipeline and lead statuses on the go, as well as share notifications and keep their team and collaborators updated on the movement of prospects through the sales pipeline.N/A
    Pricing
    Conga CPQSalesforce Mobile
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    Pricing Offerings
    Conga CPQSalesforce Mobile
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Conga CPQSalesforce Mobile
    Considered Both Products
    Conga
    Chose Conga CPQ
    We evaluated Configure Price Quote in 2015. At that time we evaluated Steel Brick & determined it could not easily handle our complex pricing rules. We also evaluated Big Machines and determined it was too much of a tool kit, requiring significantly more ongoing administrative …
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    Salesforce
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    36 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    35 Answers
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    21 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    71%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    76%
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Conga CPQSalesforce Mobile
    CPQ
    Comparison of CPQ features of Conga CPQ and Salesforce Mobile
    Feature
    Conga CPQ
    8.5
    42 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Salesforce Mobile
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    Ratings
    Quote sharing/sending8.740 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product configuration8.642 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configuration options8.642 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pricing rules8.040 Ratings00 Ratings
    Price adjustment8.140 Ratings00 Ratings
    Purchase history and open contracts8.434 Ratings00 Ratings
    Guided selling/Sales portal8.132 Ratings00 Ratings
    CPQ reporting & analytics7.236 Ratings00 Ratings
    CPQ-CRM integration9.339 Ratings00 Ratings
    Attachments to quotes9.340 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order capturing8.716 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Enterprises
    Salesforce Revenue Cloud
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Conga CPQSalesforce Mobile
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (56 ratings)
    7.0
    (26 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.8
    (9 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.9
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Performance
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    6.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.9
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Implementation Rating
    1.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Conga CPQSalesforce Mobile
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Conga
    Conga CPQ is flexible in the price setup. We achieve a lot of customized pricing setups using CPQ. Usage flowing into billing works well also. The Conga cart is a huge painpoint for us. We bill each route and trip we run individually so we have a very large amount of manual, complex cart configuration.
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    Salesforce
    Being out from the office, [Salesforce Mobile (formerly Salesforce1 Mobile App)] is a supporting tool to bring all the information with you without having the need of bringing the laptop. As I said before, I am a sales manager and it is much more comfortable for me to use the mobile app instead of bringing a bag or something similar only for the laptop. However, it wouldn't make any sense to use it in the office as you can enter into Salesforce from your computer and have a better experience with the SF product as it is much more comfortable to use. At the end it has a much larger screen than a phone or a tablet and it has many more possibilities as a whole
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    Pros
    Conga
    • The perceived power strength is that it is supposed to contain CPQ, Contract Management, Document generation and template manipulation, and cash/invoice process all in one wrapped package.
    • It was developed on the Force.com platform.
    • They provide multiple releases of their product per year.
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    Salesforce
    • The ability to construct lead list for various marketing channels and have our staff prioritize calls. It's simple to use, just has to be set up once, and it's safe.
    • The most important aspect of this app is that all of its features are incredible, especially the reporting capabilities and the ability to quickly input customer information.
    • The app allows sales reps to focus on opportunities while on the field. The app has a feature that allows you to set up quick action for a variety of tasks.
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    Cons
    Conga
    • Our number one complaint with Conga CPQ has been speed. In my experience, Conga CPQ is extremely slow, especially for large orders.
    • In my opinion, the configuration methods of Conga CPQ are outdated and error-prone. One literally puts configurations into string-based custom settings, including the API field names. This often leads to deployment issues and run-time configuration errors.
    • In my experience, Conga CPQ is everything but simple to develop. You need things like a 12-step pricing callback to support custom pricing.
    • In my experience, Conga CPQ support is not responsive.
    • When it comes time to lock in a renewal contract for Conga CPQ, in my experience, they delay engagement, so you are truly behind the 8 ball when it comes time to decide if you are going to continue with Conga CPQ.
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    Salesforce
    • Just like Salesforce, there's a lot you can do with the app. It can feel overwhelming if you don't know what you're looking for.
    • This isn't necessarily a fault, but when you use Salesforce on a computer most of the time, when going to Mobile you do have to make an adjustment and be prepared for a different layout and navigation.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Conga
    The rating is based on several things: 1) Ongoing support requirements being able to be addressed by cross training existing Salesforce administrators 2) Apttus superior corporate vision for the quote to cash space 3) Apttus execution of the corporate vision with automated agents (Max), and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning offerings to leverage the investment in Configure Price Quote 4) Apttus corporate health and investment in the product line
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    Salesforce
    We have to have it !! We love the product and most of us use it everyday - many times daily !!
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    Usability
    Conga
    Conga CPQ is a great tool but lacks good support and [a] very limited knowledge base which doesn't include day to day errors which users face, thus leading us to support and take more time in turn. Also cart performance can be improved drastically which will enhance the user experience as the user doesn't have to wait for the pricing.
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    Salesforce
    Salesforce Mobile is very useful to our organization. This makes the job of an agent more convenient. We can easily access it on our mobile phones. When you need an update for a certain lead, you can simply check it using your phone, you don't need to spend more time opening it on your computer or laptop.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Conga
    I have not heard of any issue
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    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Conga
    Tier1/tier 2 support can only handle native functionality. Customizations have to be escalated to developers which aren’t included in the support program.

    I go ahead and copy the people I directly worked with on implementation for assistance. I would rate them an 8 for support assistance.
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    Salesforce
    I haven't had the need to contact support, but the online community has a VAST knowledge of support if you're in need. For instance, I needed to know how I could set the dashboard up to automatically refresh and the online community helped me within minutes.
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    Online Training
    Conga
    We attended 5 hours worth of webinars early on.

    We had to understand how objects worked to figure out how to structure our data.

    I would have liked more in-depth training but it would have been an additional cost
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    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Conga
    Be iterative. Take the opportunity to build a catalog based on how Apttus works well. Learn the tool yourself or use an SI. Take the time to build a configuration / pricing migration tool with X-Author for Excel or roll your own. Stick with OOTB Apttus as any customization will cost you every time a new version is released
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    Salesforce
    It went great - need more discovery next time
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    Alternatives Considered
    Conga
    We selected Apttus CPQ over SteelBrick due to the simplicity of SteelBrick's out of the box pricing and ability to customize quoted products. As a global organization with selling a highly configurable products, we felt the ability of Apttus to handle our requirements as standard functionalty rather than a customization was a material difference between the platforms.
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    Salesforce
    I have used HubSpot and Copper CRM at previous companies but both of them are fundamental CRMs. Salesforce can truly be implemented to meet your unique business attributes and can scale as your company grows. It's no wonder it's the #1 CRM in the world. Plus with 100s of integrations to other apps, Salesforce can achieve a lot more than just managing sales.
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    Return on Investment
    Conga
    • The ability to generate engineered configurations that is right by construction has reduced the cycle time of the customer engagement. The fact that we are able to guide the process and end up with a validated bill of material reduces the iterations with the customers.
    • As long as the validations rules are correct the generated bill of material is accurate. We are now looking at using Apttus to perform quality checks in our product rules since the tool is able to test different configurations quickly and efficiently.
    • Configuration that use to take weeks and consumed valuable engineering resources has been transformed to become a customer facing application that is simple enough for customer to self-service.
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    Salesforce
    • Reduces the amount of times i need to get in the computer during weekends (to check stuff)
    • Reduces the heaviness of my bag when im doing field sales
    • no negatives, if it had i would just do it in the computer
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    Conga CPQ Screenshots

    Screenshot of Unlimited Product Capability - Can validate any combination of rules & constraints with an unlimited number of configuration attributes​.Screenshot of Model & deploy any pricing structure or strategy​ - pricing intelligence & discounting rules​ and profitability insights ​& margin visibility​Screenshot of Simple to complex product & pricing configurations​Screenshot of Helps sellers to quote accurately and spend less time selling, no matter how complex a business becomes.